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AlinPA

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19. Oh my God. Fox 'news' stupidity is unbelievable.

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Thu Jan 10, 2013, 04:08 PM

Jan 2013

http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Distributive-associative-commutative-properties/

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More Fox Stupidity: Eric Bolling: Schools ‘pushing the liberal agenda’ by teaching algebra [View all] MrScorpio Jan 2013 OP

kick samsingh Jan 2013 #1

the more education people have, the less they will watch faux. spanone Jan 2013 #2

+1 valerief Jan 2013 #96

Perfectly framing Phlem Jan 2013 #98

Wait till they trace the etymology of a word like "algebra" arcane1 Jan 2013 #3

Verily. Richardo Jan 2013 #4

SHARIA LAW IS TAKING OVER AMERICAN MATH EDUCATION!!! Aristus Jan 2013 #7

Well, where do you think the word "algebra" came from? JHB Jan 2013 #18

Exactly! Aristus Jan 2013 #20

Neil Degrasse Tyson does a great job talking about this in a lecture... arcane1 Jan 2013 #21

To find later tnlurker Jan 2013 #24

Yes, so i can watch later. truth2power Jan 2013 #73

Thank you so much for posting this. SheilaT Jan 2013 #86

Does it amuse you to consider whathehell Jan 2013 #26

No. Religious fanaticism is the great destroyer of all great religions. Aristus Jan 2013 #31

Want to point out that you are wrong here Lordquinton Jan 2013 #100

Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #101

Stop spreading myths ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #23

Oh! Thank you for that just made me smile after a long stressful work day!!!! Sadiedog Jan 2013 #69

Not only is the word Arabic, but Jack Rabbit Jan 2013 #32

Kitab al-jibr w'al muqabal Recursion Jan 2013 #55

algebra kardonb Jan 2013 #65

al'Gebra Initech Jan 2013 #112

Or algorithm: "Now he's claiming to have invented math, too!" (nt) Recursion Jan 2013 #13

I thought "algorithm" Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #25

These two posts mimi85 Jan 2013 #53

"Algorithm" actually comes from al-Khowarizmi's name starroute Jan 2013 #43

Yup. Surprisingly unrelated to logarithm Recursion Jan 2013 #47

I laughed at that 'til I nearly peed myself. Well played, sir, well played. nt msanthrope Jan 2013 #52

I've pointed that out to My Favorite Wingnut on more than one occasion. Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #16

See my post #21, a great video on that topic arcane1 Jan 2013 #22

Zero seems to have been invented by the Sumerians in Mesopotamia (Iraq!!!) and the Mayans yardwork Jan 2013 #104

I knew about the Mayans, not about the Sumerians. Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #105

The Sumer culture was amazing. Goddess only knows what we destroyed in Iraq. yardwork Jan 2013 #108

Damn that al-Gebra movement... regnaD kciN Jan 2013 #29

LMAO arcane1 Jan 2013 #38

You owe me a monitor! Initech Jan 2013 #85

God, Guns and FOX liberal N proud Jan 2013 #5

Our Sketch Comedy Universe is biting us in the Ass CBGLuthier Jan 2013 #6

It never ends with these mouth breathers. lpbk2713 Jan 2013 #8

I will say I find the worksheet kind of odd Recursion Jan 2013 #9

Read more carefully. "Distribute the wealth" came from Bolling, not the algebra class. Scuba Jan 2013 #10

Nope. It's right there at the top of the worksheet. Recursion Jan 2013 #12

Excellent! Good on the teachers and others who prepared the materials!!! Scuba Jan 2013 #15

It's also a teacher joke intaglio Jan 2013 #42

division is distributive when you take its binding into account Recursion Jan 2013 #46

It's only a teacher joke muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #61

It may not even be a joke Flatpicker Jan 2013 #94

It would explain a lot, if a commodities trader and NYMEX board member is THAT bad at math... JHB Jan 2013 #11

Red States Are Always At the Bottom for Math and Science Education redstatebluegirl Jan 2013 #14

I think we'd bristle if a math worksheet on parabolas was called "Draw the Laffer Curve" Recursion Jan 2013 #17

These kind of things are based in the writing requirement for submission ... MedicalAdmin Jan 2013 #34

I like the selection of problems Recursion Jan 2013 #35

Oh my God. Fox 'news' stupidity is unbelievable. AlinPA Jan 2013 #19

William F. Buckley would be horrified at what his party has become. Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #27

Beware of the transitive property, too Viking12 Jan 2013 #28

In order to grow up to be good republicans, kids should not learn math.... wandy Jan 2013 #30

How hard do you have to work Aerows Jan 2013 #33

Republican Math Dirty Socialist Jan 2013 #36

OMG VA_Jill Jan 2013 #37

Fox has spewed enough BS in the past TxDemChem Jan 2013 #39

Here is what in means in algebra terms mgardener Jan 2013 #40

Again, Fox beats The Onion to a joke. caseymoz Jan 2013 #41

More bullshit SummerSnow Jan 2013 #44

Wow. Severe burning stupid. I actually have a PhD in algebra, so I have a special kind of face palm Lucky Luciano Jan 2013 #45

Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #48

Fox, a truly POS network, but here's the actual test, which does put things in a bit more context Mutatis Mutandis Jan 2013 #49

Math has a wel-known liberal bias. KamaAina Jan 2013 #50

Mmm. Mmm. Mmm...A Salaam Alaikym, Mmm. Mmm. Mmm. BlueNoteSpecial Jan 2013 #51

He thinks this about algebra... ReRe Jan 2013 #54

OMFG, we are doomed for certain because teachers Coyotl Jan 2013 #56

Fox news fighting the good fight Botany Jan 2013 #57

The distributive property of multiplication: adieu Jan 2013 #58

Ignorance is a terrible condition. nt ladjf Jan 2013 #59

Jesus Christ! Middle Ages here we come. Bill USA Jan 2013 #60

No wonder Reagan shut down the mental institutions, so his buddies wouldn't be Dont call me Shirley Jan 2013 #62

The stupidity of FOX never ceases to amaze me. davesliberal1977_gg Jan 2013 #63

Onion check... Nope, not Onion. Wow. K&R. ck4829 Jan 2013 #64

I thought it was Onion or Borowitz. Unbelievable. yellowcanine Jan 2013 #102

To quote Orwell: santamargarita Jan 2013 #66

Speechless Android3.14 Jan 2013 #67

Wow. drm604 Jan 2013 #68

Here's the culprit rocktivity Jan 2013 #70

This is what happens when you forget to Coyotl Jan 2013 #71

Here's the worksheet he was complaining about. drm604 Jan 2013 #72

It does seem a dumb cartoon and sheet title muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #74

It's on par with Glen Beck's rant about "socialist art" in Rockefeller Center JHB Jan 2013 #75

Conservatives think learning, itself, is part of a left-wing conspiracy. Beartracks Jan 2013 #76

I used to think MSM conservative talking heads just took advantage... Beartracks Jan 2013 #77

Why do teabaggers hate algebra?? kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #78

6 year olds do algebra? Iris Jan 2013 #79

Kids are doing more, sooner. Robb Jan 2013 #80

Not algebra, though. Iris Jan 2013 #81

Still, lots of curricula include algebra in 1st grade now. Robb Jan 2013 #82

Really? Before they know the multiplication tables? Highly dubious. WinkyDink Jan 2013 #90

Yep. Robb Jan 2013 #91

Reality has a liberal bias Taitertots Jan 2013 #83

So let me get this straight: Initech Jan 2013 #84

No. He's complaining about the title of the worksheet, which is "distribute the wealth" Recursion Jan 2013 #87

Proof that you can become rich without ever contributing a single thing Rex Jan 2013 #88

Holy shit! Fantastic Anarchist Jan 2013 #89

Wait until they find out that Algebra was invented by Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī a Persian. grantcart Jan 2013 #92

Your headline is a Fox News kind of headline. Please do not indulge in such alarmist tactics. Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2013 #93

My part is "More Fox Stupidity" MrScorpio Jan 2013 #97

If these "some textbooks" were written by the Texas State Board of Education kentauros Jan 2013 #95

now fox news hates math samsingh Jan 2013 #99

Bolling also discovered bias in his child's history book. Check it out. yellowcanine Jan 2013 #103

Gasp. How dare we keep saying that Bush invaded Iraq because of weapons of mass destruction yardwork Jan 2013 #109

The headline and your thread title are misleading. maggiesfarmer Jan 2013 #106

Kindly read post #97 MrScorpio Jan 2013 #107

I did. I realize that you copied the headline from the article into your headline, that's why I maggiesfarmer Jan 2013 #110

I don't make it a habit of editing other people's shit MrScorpio Jan 2013 #111

Even better would be not making a habit of copying other people's "shit". Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2013 #113